Early intervention and applied behavior analysis: a case study

<p>This is a case study that examines the effectiveness of early intervention and applied behavior analysis. The subject was a two year old male diagnosed with Autism. The subject received applied behavior analysis in his home for a period of two months at a rate of four hours per week. The goal of this study was determine whether or not early intervention and applied behavior analysis increase the cognitive and behavioral functioning of the subject. The effectiveness was measured by the subject's ability to complete three goals set by the family and the early intervention program at Rowan University. The goals were pointing to objects, imitating spoken works and sitting for ten minutes. The results from this case study indicate that applied behavior analysis and early intervention are effective.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Westcott, Kathleen I.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Klanderman, John
• Dihoff, Roberta

• Autism in children; Child psychology
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/952

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1952